Observer: Screening + Experience Pairing at Real Art Ways

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Observer: Screening + Experience Pairing
“One red square can change your entire perception of the world.” – Science.org In his new documentary, OBSERVER, filmmaker Ian Cheney (THE ARC OF OBLIVION, KING CORN, THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO, THE CITY DARK) embarks on an experiment in which he brings a series of keen eyed observers – scientists, artists, a hunter – to a range […]
Distant Bystander
Priya N. Green
Real Art Ways presents Distant Bystander; a solo exhibition by Priya N. Green  Priya N. Green’s work delves into the fragile interplay between sight, perception, and reality. Anchored in the relentless repetition of images from the 24-hour news cycle, Green’s paintings grapple with the tension between agitation and desensitization. This constant barrage of mediated visuals […]
Day With(out) Art 2024: Red Reminds Me…
Above image:  Mariana Iacono and Juan De La Mar, El VIH se enamoró de mi (HIV Fell in Love With Me), 2024. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Red Reminds Me…   Day With(out) Art 2023: Red Reminds Me… Real Art Ways is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2024 by presenting Red […]
Exhibiting Forgiveness
“An emotionally exhilarating debut by Titus Kaphar.” – Variety “Andre Holland gives a career best performance.” – Rogerebert.com Check out this profile written in The New York Times and film review in Time. On Saturday, October 26, we will host a conversation with facilitator Derek Hall following the 6:45 pm screening. For more info and […]
Exhibiting Forgiveness: Screening and Conversation
We will host a post-screening conversation with Real Art Ways Board Member, community facilitator, speaker, and activist Derek Hall on Saturday, October 26. Derek Hall is a dynamic anti-racist intergroup dialogue facilitator, public speaker, and activist committed to challenging beliefs and institutional culture rooted in systemic racism and other forms of oppression. Derek has worked […]
The Featherweight Screening and Q&A
“Beautifully acted all round, and a dazzling feat of stylistic play and period recreation…” – Screen Daily “The film offers a unique twist on the boxing genre, combining elements of a mockumentary, with the intense drama of a sports comeback story.” – Social News  — Join us as an early audience to experience this story […]
Common Property:
Sun Washed
Waste of The West
Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by Real Art Award winner Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo (b. 1999 in Burlingame, CA) is an interdisciplinary artist creating liberatory visions. Both historical liberation struggles and current resistance movements are central to how Adeyemo constructs the scenes in her work. At the intersection of assemblage, painting, and sculpture, […]
“No Guns, All Play” Public Art Project and Celebration
UPDATE: This event is happening weather-permitting. Real Art Ways presents a new community art project “No Guns, All Play” on Saturday, August 10, at 11:30 am at George Day Park (across from 56 Arbor Street). The public is invited to this community event; refreshments will be served. ( “No Guns, All Play” is a sidewalk tattoo, commissioned […]
I only found you when I stopped looking
Denisse Griselda Reyes
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Denisse Griselda Reyes.  I only found you when I stopped looking, Reyes’s first solo show in Connecticut, features short films, familial ephemera, and a new body of paintings that humorously explore themes of self-formation, reparative representation, and archival preservation. I only found you when I […]
High Society
Jeff Ostergren
High Society: A Conversation about Art and Pharma: A discussion with independent writer and curator Sarah Fritchey and artist Jeff Ostergren on High Society, an exhibition at Real Art Ways. Thursday, August 1, 6 PM.Exhibition Documentation (PDF)Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by New Haven-based painter Jeff Ostergren.Jeff Ostergren makes art about the intertwined […]
Creative Cocktail Hour
Creative Cocktail Hour (CCH) returns for December! on 12/21 from 6-10pm, enjoy live music from several local musicians, exhibitions and openings, hands-on art making activities, food and beverages, and community! Live Music: DJ Kasey Cortez: Kasey Cortez is a multidisciplinary artist currently working to merge her many realms of creative expression. She has delved into worlds […]
UNKNOWN UNKNOWNS
Steven DiGiovanni
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by New Haven based painter Steven DiGiovanni. In the early 70’s, Steven DiGiovanni’s father worked privately as a safety engineer, consultant and investigator. His clients were attorneys in civil cases involving personal injury or death. Steven was an adolescent at the time and often accompanied his father to […]
Langit Lupa (Heaven and Earth)
Bhen Alan
Exhibition Documentation (PDF)Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2022 Real Art Award recipient Bhen Alan.Bhen Alan’s Langit Lupa (Heaven and Earth) exhibition spotlights the banig — a Filipino indigenous mat — to investigate the artist’s relationship with cultural objects, relocation, diaspora, and experiences as an immigrant. The works in the exhibition are influenced by […]
Creative Cocktail Hour: Reunion
Every November, Creative Cocktail Hour celebrates another year at Real Art Ways. We invite you to come see old friends and make new ones, while enjoying everything that Real Art Ways has to offer. Live music, art exhibitions, DJ. Come as you are. Everybody is welcoming, conversations abound, people connect. Come with friends, come by yourself, hangout. […]
Medusa Deluxe
“Medusa Deluxe is a fun and extravagant murder mystery that shines a light on the beauty of hairdressing whilst leaving audiences guessing in this quick-witted whodunit.” – Little White Lies  “An extravagant, relentlessly propulsive, and wildly entertaining film, rich with provocative performances, jaw-dropping ambition, astounding visuals — both squalid and sublime — and a dizzying blend […]
Ask Your Artist If It’s Right For You
Thursday, August 1, 6:00 PM. Free admission, no RSVP required. You’re invited to High Society: A Conversation about Art and Pharma with artist Jeff Ostergren, who will discuss his current exhibition with independent writer and curator Sarah Fritchey at Real Art Ways. Please join us for a conversation exploring the intertwined history of paint and […]
Burn the Midnight Oil
Ying Ye
Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2022 Real Art Award recipient Ying Ye.Through her work, Ye links food, labor, and the body to themes of cultural identity, intergenerational trauma,  and systemic oppression experienced by many Asian Americans. Throughout Burn the Midnight Oil, Ye examines the use of soybeans in the making of tofu […]
Burn the Midnight Oil
Ying Ye
Exhibition Documentation (PDF)Real Art Ways presents a solo exhibition by 2022 Real Art Award recipient Ying Ye.Through her work, Ye links food, labor, and the body to themes of cultural identity, intergenerational trauma, and systemic oppression experienced by many Asian Americans. Throughout Burn the Midnight Oil, Ye examines the use of soybeans in the making […]
Artist Talk: Romina Chuls
Saturday, July 8, 2:30 PM. Free admission, no RSVP required. You’re invited to a gallery talk with artist Romina Chuls, who will discuss the current exhibition parir los pétalos at Real Art Ways. Chuls is a recipient of a 2022 Real Art Award. Romina Chuls (b. 1991, Lima) holds an M.A in Arts Politics from […]